Rate My Professor Wendy Cavendish

Cavendish's scholarship centers on special education policy, practice, and equity, with emphasis on student and family involvement in educational decision-making, self-determination for youth with disabilities, transitions to postsecondary life, disproportionality in special education identification, and academic outcomes for justice-involved youth. She co-edited the book Intersectionality in Education: Toward More Equitable Policy, Research, and Practice (Teachers College Press, 2021). Prominent publications include "Toward Authentic IEPs and Transition Plans: Student, Parent, and Teacher Perspectives" (Learning Disability Quarterly, 2018), "Academic Attainment During Commitment and Postrelease Education–Related Outcomes of Juvenile Justice-Involved Youth With and Without Disabilities" (Journal of Emotional and Behavioral Disorders, 2014), "Sharing Power With Parents: Improving Educational Decision Making for Students With Learning Disabilities" (Learning Disability Quarterly, 2018), and "Is a Bridge Even Possible Over Troubled Waters? The Field of Special Education Negates the Overrepresentation of Minority Students: A DisCrit Analysis" (Race Ethnicity and Education, 2019). She received the University of Miami Toppel Award for Distinguished Faculty (2023) and Educational Review's Article of the Year Award (2020). Cavendish developed the Inspire "U" Academy peer mentoring program and has served as Professor in Residence at Booker T. Washington Senior High School since 2011.